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"Given the subjective nature of interviews I have no clue how it went. 😅 It quite conversational and smooth I felt. With an alum. Other than behavioral questions I was asked about DEI and professional risk. For DEI i talked about an experience that’s quite technical and how that work is necessary for fairness and equity, which seemed to interest my interviewer."
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"The interview started off with the interviewer introducing herself and background (e.g., when did she join Haas, career shift) and then she asked me questions. After my responses, she shared her opinion about that as well (e.g., I strongly agree with that, I have personal experience on this as well). Ended with "I will share the feedback with AdCom by today, and you should hear back from them soon". Spent 30 mins interviewing, and 10 mins Q&A. End before time (~42mins in total vs. 45 mins scheduled). Interview sequence: 1. Introduce yourself 2. Short-term goal 3. Why Haas and what specifically do you want from business school? 4. How do you plan to contribute your DEI at Haas? 5. Tell me the biggest risk that you took in your professional life, the outcome and the thought process that led you to this risk? 6. A time when you led a cross-functional team, and the members did not get along? What did you do? 7. Let's turn the table now. Any question you have?"
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"Very conversational, we started laughing about microeconomics and the difficulty of the subject. Big emphasis on DEI, please prepare something genuine about the subject."
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"A senior Haas alum from Europe interviewed me. He is also well-known in the tech sector, having worked for some reputable companies. I didn't get TMAY, short-term and long-term goals, or other typical MBA interview questions. Instead, the discussion focused primarily on how I would add to Haas with my skill set and why I chose Haas (I think that was the only expected question for me). The rest of the conversation was about my thoughts on greenwashing in manufacturing, recycling, and climate problems in general, and he was very interested in learning about the processes at my workplace."
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"The interviewer was a second-year student, who exchanged emails with me to schedule the call in advance. Questions were as follows: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA 3. Why Haas? 4. How would your foster DEI at school? 5. TMAT you requested an associate to do something out of their scope. (Follow up on this situation to get a clearer understanding of my contribution) 6. TMAT when you were proved wrong, how you felt and what you learnt 7. Anything that we didn't touch upon and you would like to add 8. Questions for the interviewer Super conversational! Very friendly. I was made comfortable at the beginning itself, she added a bit of her experience at every point which kept me going. PS- Keep your passport handy!"
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"I did the Kira Assessment as the live interview slots were filled. 5 questions, 45 secs to prepare, and 3 minutes to answer each question. 1. DEI experience in the workplace or while engaging in community service. 2. Why MBA and why Haas? 3. A time when you lead a cross-functional team, what did you do, and how that made you feel? 4. Tell me about a time when you forged trust and collaboration with the people you were working with. How did it make you feel and what did you learn? 5. Anything else"
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"I did the pre-recorded video. 5 questions, 45 sec to prepare and 3 minutes to answer each question. 1.DEI experience in the workplace 2.Why MBA and why Haas? 3.A time that you convinced someone to do things that are outside of their scopes of work 4.A time that you started an initiative in the workplace. What went through your mind? Results? 5.Anything else? Pretty straightforward and quick process."
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"1. walk me through your resume - in a high level 2. why MBA and Why Haas 3. How would you contribute to diversity at Haas? Any previous experience you have related to the same 4. TMAT when the team's morale was low and what did you do 5. what is the biggest accomplishment from your work and what did you learn from it 6. TMAT when you faced ethical dilemma - if you have not faced any, we can skip this question. I will ask something else 7. if given an opportunity what would you do different in your life till now 8. Anything else you want to share with me 9. Do you have questions for me The interviewer is 2007 alumni. He had access only to my resume. 4th and 6th questions I didn't meet his expectations, so he asked me more questions from the list he had. Keep your passport handy."
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"It has 3 components (approx 35 to 45 minutes): Starts with showing your ID for verification and intros (Not part of the interview process) Interview Questions General discussion (Not part of the interview process) 1. Intro (Interviewer's introduction and your introduction) 2. Why MBA, Why now, and Why Haas? 3. How would you contribute to diversity at Haas? 4. TMAT when you had to build consensus? What did you do, and what were the outcomes? 5. TMAT when you faced a challenge and how you deal with it. What were your learnings? 6. Anything else you want to share with me 7. Do you have questions for me"
"Had my interview with an Alumni from 2010, it was casual and conversational, he was also very supportive. 1. Why Haas, why MBA? 2. How would you contribute to DEI? 3. A professional risk and result of it? 4. A time when you have to convince different people about a course of action? 5. Anything you want to share? I think knowing the school, and knowing how you want them to remember you, are the key."
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"Interviewed with a second year, was conversational and the interviewer was very friendly and willing to share own experiences. Started with a brief about the procedure and how the interview will go on and then intro about self. Then the questions were as follows - - Intro - Why MBA? Why Haas? - in same question - Time you took a risk in professional setting - Time you convinced someone to do something out of their job description - Anything else you wanted to discuss about - Any Questions Went on for about 35 minutes. Good experience :)"
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"Fairly standard interview experience with a 2nd year student via Zoom. It was very conversational and he made me feel comfortable. Questions asked: 1. About yourself, why MBA, why Haas 2. Contribution to DEI at Haas 3. Time you took a risk 4. Time you convinced someone to do something 5. Any other questions/anything you'd like to say. Went on for one hour."
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"I interviewed with a student and it was pretty conversational. Lasted for about 45mins. 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. What do you hope to get out of your business school experience? Why is Haas the right school? What is your goal? 3. At Haas, how will you engage and cultivate DEI? 4. Tell me about the biggest risk that you took in your professional life, the outcome and the thought process that led you to this risk? 5. Tell me about a time when you led a cross-functionally project where team members had trouble getting aligned, how do you gain consensus from the group and the outcome? 6. Anything else you would like to share? 7. Questions for the interviewer. Good luck everyone"
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"Interview was with a recent alum, and lasted about 45 minutes - 30 with her questions, 15 with mine. Was pleasant but not too conversational. Questions were pretty standard, and some she even read verbatim off of a prompt. Questions 1, 2, and 5 were standard, while questions 3 and 4 come from a question bank and are asked at the discretion of the interviewer. 1. Tell me about why you want an MBA and why an MBA from Haas in particular - had to cover my background, my goals, why MBA, and why Haas in this single answer 2. How will you support DEI in the Berkeley Haas community? 3. Tell me about a time you were in a heated situation at work in which you were ultimately proven wrong? 4. Tell me about a time when you convinced colleagues to do something which was not in their job description? 5. is their anything else you want me to tell the admissions committee? - here I spoke about how I would contribute to the Berkeley Haas community Good luck!"
"I submitted my R1 application on the deadline and got the email invitation on Nov 14 at midnight. I actually had no choice between pre recording and alumni interview because the interview slot was already full (there were dates by Dec 7). The pre recording was due 48 hours and I've just finished it. It was consist of 5 questions with 45sec to prepare and 3min to answer. The practice questions on Kira had nothing to do with the real questions, so you may just skip them. #125 were common and #34 were random behavioral; the structure was the same as LY. 1. A diversity/Equity/Inclusion experience which shows how you would contribute to Haas community 2. What do you want to get from MBA experience and why Haas for that? 3. An experience of persuading a team to adopt your opinion. How did you do and what was the result? 4. A heated experience of disruption or struggle within a team. How did you feel and what did you learn? 5. Anything else that you want to share? The questions are what usually expected , but 48 hours was not enought for me haha Anyway, good luck for everyone!"
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"Interviewed with an alumn. Interview was very candid and open, felt like a conversation. Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why Haas? How do you hope to contribute from a DEI perspective? Tell me about a time that you experienced DEI Tell me about a time that you influenced a team to go outside of their comfort zone Tell me about a time that you fostered collaboration in a team Is there anything else you wished I had asked you? What makes you feel connected to what you’re doing now? And what motivates you to pursue a career in the public sector in the long term? Do you have any questions for me?"
"Hi!! I just did mine for R2 Class of 2023 - 5 questions. 45 sec prep + 3 mins answer 1) What do you wanna get out of your MBA & Why Haas 2) A DEI example that will enhance your contribution to Haas 3) A time when you lead a cross-functional team, what you did, how that made you feel 4) A time when you get a team to align 5) Anything else to add Everyone gets #1,#2 and #3 are random. Please note you will have 3 mins to answer so don't sweat too much - I read previous posts and spent so much time trying to fit all my answers to 1.5 mins."
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"I got an interview invite on 5th March. Since all the slots were filled, I had to give the pre-recorded interview. Please be prepared for it. You have to finish the pre-recorded interview within 48 hours of getting the email. Please practice as much as you can on KIRA practice questions or record yourself through your camera app on your laptop. I personally found that seeing your own video instead of another person listening to you is distracting and sometimes you can wander off. So practice a lot. The actual questions were pretty standard stuff like any other in-person interview. Format - There are 5 questions - Each has 45 seconds to prepare and 3 minutes to answer 1st question is fixed - Diversity experience 2nd question is fixed - Why MBA? Why HaaS? 5th question is fixed -Anything else you would like to tell us? 3 and 4th questions are standard behavioral questions around teamwork, humility, leading a difficult team, risk taken, helping bring up the morale. In my case, i was little thrown off by the 3rd question which asked me to provide an example of where I convinced my colleagues to do something which was not in their job description and how did I go about it. The 4th question was standard tell me a time when you took a great risk in your professional life."
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"Here are the questions that someone who did the pre-recorded interview in Round 1 get: First Question: Why Haas/MBA? Second Question: Example of diversity and inclusion Third Question: Example of a situation of humility that touched you Fourth Question: Example of situation with people who had strong opinions Fifth Question: Anything more you would like to share Hope this helps!"
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"I had a Skype interview with an alum based in India (where I am based too). Haas has a unique mandate for interviewees choosing the virtual interview format to show a photo ID to their interviewers. I forgot about it, so I had to spend the first couple of minutes scrambling to find my passport when my interviewer asked for it! lol After that, he gave me a quick intro about himself and mentioned that the interview would last around 30-45 minutes. Questions: - Walk me through your resume - After this, he picked a few specific bullet points from my resume and asked me to elaborate on those achievements/experiences (Tip: either have your resume on your screen or know it like the back of your hand) - Tell me about a time when you had to lead without formal authority - Tell me about a time when you led a diverse team/demonstrated inclusivity of those with different opinions - Why an MBA? - Why do you want to do a second MBA? (and also asked me to elaborate on my postgrad in marketing and how that was different from an MBA) - Why now? - Why Haas? - What are your short-term and long-term goals? - What has changed since the last time you applied (since I was a reapplicant)? - Questions for me Overall, we ended up talking for almost 90 minutes, and I was extremely grateful that he was really nice and accommodating about it on a Monday afternoon. I couldn't believe it when I heard back the good news from the AdCom a month later. I guess the second time was the charm! Good luck to all those preparing for Haas, it is a special place, and I hope my debrief helps you get a step closer to getting there."
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"there were five questions, of which one question had a 1 minute prep time and 3 minutes response time, and the rest of the four questions followed a '45 sec prep - 90 sec response time' format. The questions were as below: - Tell us about your experiences with diversity. (This was the question with a 3 minute response time) - Why MBA and why Haas? - Tell me about a time when you worked in a team where people had strong opinions and how did you overcome that. - Tell me about a time when you forged trust and collaboration with the people you were working with. How did it make you feel and what did you learn? - Is there anything else you'd like to tell us that we haven't covered today. Hope this helps, and best of luck to everyone!"
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"I finished my video interview today and wanted to share my experience in case anyone is yet to complete the video interview. There were 5 questions - The first question was 3 min and then all 4 ques were timed at 1.5 min. The prep time for each question was 45 sec. I was taken by surprise because I prepared close to 3 min answers for each questions, but most of them turned out to be 1.5 min."
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"Sasyaharry says: Some food for thought. If you speak at your normal pace, in 1 minute you can fit about 100 words. That is 6 lines of Arial in 12 point font. Extrapolating that, for you to speak for 2 minutes, consider writing something about 12-15 lines. From my experience it will sound like forever but you don't want to end up speaking too little or too much. Once you see 15 seconds remaining on the clock, wrap it up with your conclusion no matter what you are saying or how important you think it is. They have also mentioned that they expect you to not recite from anything written but you can always memorize answers to some basic questions such as Why MBA, Why HAAS, Why now etc. I just finished the video interview and it was much easier and comfortable than I thought it would be. I have experience being in front of camera but one where you can see yourself is a little distracting in my opinion, so practice this part if you are not comfortable looking at yourself while talking. sasyaharry has pretty good points on how to prepare for the answers, but I would suggest that dont try to memorize word by word, just some talking points. This will make it look more natural than scripted, which is what I think they are looking for. Also read the question in your mind a few times during the prep time you get to ensure you are answering it directly and not some memorized version of yours which may be slightly tangential. Good luck!"
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"I recently gave the video interview. The whole process completes in around 10mins. Firstly the software does your system testing. Once everything completes, you can answer some sample questions. After that, you will be asked 2 questions. For each question, you get around 45 sec of prep time and then 1.5-2min of recording your answer. The prep time is not recorded. Once the interview starts, it completes very quickly. So make sure you do enough preparation before the interview. There will be one question about Why MBA/Haas and the second question about your style of leadership."
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"My interviewer was an alumna working for FB in Singapore, Class of 2005. We had trouble with the audio and, eventually, I suggested to use WhatsApp for audio. Hence, we started 10 mins late. We had a chat about me first, why MBA, why Haas, a few follow up questions, and then she read the questions the Adcom prepared for her. There was nothing that caught me in surprise, I'd say regular MBA and regular Haas questions, however, I think I spoke too much, sometimes my answers weren't as concise as I'd wish them to be. But the passion for Haas came through I think. Below are the questions that were asked: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Haas? 4. Tell me about your weaknesses? How did you improve or plan to improve? 5. How you have promoted diversity at work or elsewhere? 6. Can you tell me about the challenging story at work? How did you deal with that and what you learned? 7. Which defining principle do you most embody? 8. When did you start learning English? 9. Advice on how to teach English to a colleague (She brought up a story about her Japanese colleague who's been struggling with English) 10. Questions for the interviewer. I think questions 8-9 were off the record, I think she was just curious, at least I felt that way. There were a few follow-up questions to some of the behavioral questions. I was surprised when she said, "The school sent me some questions, I'm just going to read them", and she literally did. Those were long narratives followed by some simple questions like the questions 4 and 7. In the end, she just said: "Let me know if you get accepted". I felt I could have done better but I got in eventually."
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